Chapter 1140


    “You’re speaking nonsense!”


    Este got up from the floor and furiously pushed the kid who hadst spoke.


    Amused at her courage to fight back, the other kids began running their mouths off even more.


    The girl whom Este pushed stepped forward and shoved her in return.


    “Did I say anything wrong? You’re just a mute! If we hadn’t yed with you today, would you have


    spoken on your own? Adults hate kids who can’t speak, Little Mute!” After saying that, the girl raised


    her arm in fury and yelled, “How dare you push me! Not even my mommy and daddy have ever hit me.”


    Este was no match for that girl in terms of strength. Not only that, there were lots of kids watching


    them from the side.


    Despite her anger, Este couldn’t help but feel scared at the sight of the girl lifting her arm. In her


    helplessness, she nced at Pam.


    If Ms. Ward was here, she would surelye here and help me


    Unfortunately, Pam was busy dealing with the wailing kid, and she couldn’t see what was going on


    since Este was encircled by the children.


    As the girl’s hand was about to fall on Este, thetter closed her eyes out of reflex. At that moment,


    she missed Archie and Benny dearly.


    “What are you doing?”


    Just as despair filled Este, Roxanne pushed the ssroom door open and strode in.


    She had been watching from the outside for quite a while and finally realized Este was being bullied.


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    She had thought that the teacher would intervene and help Este, but it seemed that Pam was


    unaware of what was going on at all.


    Seeing that Este was about to get hit, Roxanne barged in in a panic and hurried over to the group of


    children


    At the sudden arrival of an adult, the children were shocked.


    The girl who had her arm raised stepped backward in fright. She swiftly hid her hand behind her back,


    ncing at Roxanne nervously.


    These kids were the best at pretending to be nice and obedient in front of adults.


    “Miss, you’ve misunderstood. She pushed me first…” the girl mumbled with an aggrieved expression.


    Roxanne was bewildered to see the girl acting so innocently. If she hadn’t witnessed the entire


    situation. earlier, she would have been fooled.


    Nevertheless, she wasn’t in the mood to scold the girl. She crouched down instead and pulled Este


    into her


    arms.


    Este was clearly terrified, as she couldn’t stop trembling.


    “Don’t be scared, Essie. You’re okay now,” Roxanneforted Este while stroking her head.


    Upon hearing her voice, Este looked up cautiously


    Her face crumpled when she saw that it was Roxanne. She sniffled loudly, tears welling up in her big


    eyes.


    Having been triggered by the children’s words earlier, Este wrapped her arm around Roxanne’s neck


    and choked out, “Mommy…”


    That word made Roxanne’s heart skip a beat, and she subconsciously tightened her hold around


    Este.


    She knew very well that she did not deserve that title, but she could more or less guess what the


    children had been talking about earlier from the way their mouths moved.


    One of the biggest reasons they bullied Este was that they thought she didn’t have a mother.


    That thought pained Roxanne. In the end, she did not refute Este’s way of addressing her.